Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10:40:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 96%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.19 meters/second, 1552.3 km/hour, 964.5 miles/hour or 838.2 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 32.2" | 16.08 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.7" | 0.13 mi | north | 16.08 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 10.1" | 964.36 mi | west | 0° 06' 42.9" | 7.70 mi | north | 964.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 44' 29.6" | 746.97 mi | west | 2° 19' 35.3" | 160.01 mi | north | 759.33 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Wake Island | Mon 10:40 PM | 666 km | 414 miles | 360 nm |  WNW |
| Majuro | Mon 10:40 PM | 1036 km | 644 miles | 560 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Mon 10:40 PM | 1667 km | 1036 miles | 900 nm | S |
| Midway | Sun 11:40 PM | 1685 km | 1047 miles | 910 nm |  NE |
| Palikir | Mon 9:40 PM | 1857 km | 1154 miles | 1003 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Mon 10:40 PM | 1968 km | 1223 miles | 1062 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Sun 10:40 PM | 2187 km | 1359 miles | 1181 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Mon 10:40 PM | 2869 km | 1783 miles | 1549 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 8:40 PM | 2969 km | 1845 miles | 1603 nm |  W |
| Honiara | Mon 9:40 PM | 3166 km | 1967 miles | 1709 nm | SSW |
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